Question

why is kerosene used to remove oil ?

Answer 1

@thomaster

Answer 2

because it can dissolve oil?

Answer 3

more detail, even a school student can answer this but i need it in more detail :p

Answer 4

@thomaster

Answer 5

to remove oil from what?

Answer 6

are you talking oil paint?

Answer 7

the q' doesnt say that @Peter14
no, I'm talking about oil and grease @LostInSchool

Answer 8

isn't it because water is a polar substance while oil and kerosene are non polar.
right ?

Answer 9

oil and grease... kerosene is a relatively small molecule relative to larger oil and greases, so it tends more toward thin liquids and solids than larger oils and greases. Because both it an larger oils are nonpolar it can dissolve the larger oils much more easily than a polar liquid.

Answer 10

that good?

Answer 11

yh.. thnks

Answer 12

you're welcome